2013 OFC U-20 Championship

The 2013 OFC U-20 Championship was the 19th edition of the OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). The competition was held at two venues in Fiji, from the 21 to 29 March, with the winner qualifying as Oceania's representative at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2013 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates21–29 March
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored52 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Rusiate Matarerega
Best player(s) Louis Fenton

New Zealand, the previous title holders, won this year's edition.

Participating teams
Further information: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship squads

Venues

Four matchdays were held at Churchill Park in Lautoka with the last matchday being held at Govind Park in Ba.

Group stage

The competition draw was conducted on February 8 at the headquarters of the Oceania confederation in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 4400132+1112
 Fiji 43018809
 Vanuatu 4202127+56
 New Caledonia 41031513+23
 Papua New Guinea 4004422−180
Fiji 3–2 Vanuatu
Rao  58'
Qasevakatini  68'
Matarerega  84'		 Report Damalip  5'
Manuhi  23'
Attendance: 2,000
Papua New Guinea 0–5 New Zealand
Fenton  5' (pen.), 11'
Watson  44'
Higham  79'
Boyd  81' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 0–1 New Zealand
Elia  23'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Fiji 3–2 New Caledonia
Nakalevu  9'
Matarerega  33', 43'		 Waelua  28'
Wadriako  88'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Zealand 3–2 New Caledonia
Fenton  29' (pen.)
Elia  51'
Turner  56'		 Xalite  17'
Wadriako  25'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)
Vanuatu 6–1 Papua New Guinea
Damalip  25', 44', 58'
Shem  48'
Tasso  64'
Tabilip  88'		 Aisa  1'
Attendance: 500
New Caledonia 9–3 Papua New Guinea
Xalite  24' (pen.), 30'
Bob  28', 61'
Ranchain  57', 64'
Decoire  71'
Nonmeu  72'
Wadra  77'		 Report Awele  4'
Komolong  19'
Airem  39'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 4–0 Fiji
Fenton  48' (pen.)
Howieson  67'
Watson  69'
Thomas  83'
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Papua New Guinea 0–2 Fiji
Matarerega  13', 39'
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 2–4 Vanuatu
Waelua  69'
 84' (o.g.)		 Kaltack  9', 51', 64'
Tari  73'
Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)

Awards

The Golden Ball Award was awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award was awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award was awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award was awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.

Award Recipient [2]
Golden Ball Louis Fenton
Golden Glove Max Crocombe
Golden Boot Rusiate Matarerega (5 goals)
Fair Play Award Vanuatu

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Oceania Football Confederation. "Kiwi duo add to accolades". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04.
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